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USDA trying to come into your home and tell you what to do

The agency in charge of the country's agricultural sector is now in the nanny business, thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative to fight childhood obesity, which links to choosemyplate.gov on its website.

In the kids' section of My Plate, advice is dished out on how parents can help pre-schoolers "develop healthy eating habits," including a warning about praising an empty plate.